Fallen Green Beret awarded Bronze Star, Purple Heart
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
Though sometimes overshadowed by the constant news headlines surrounding the conflict in Iraq, the presence of American troops in Afghanistan is still very much a reality. On March 22, that reality hit home when one of Holmdel's own was killed in action.
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Resolution tells state affordable housing rules need to be changed
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN - The Township Committee is unhappy with the Council on Affordable Housing and is letting the state agency know about it. The committee's request for a hiatus from COAH's proposed third-round rules and from the Fair Housing Act came in the form of a resolution adopted by committee mem... More...
MATAWAN - The Borough Council introduced a $9,692,419 municipal budget, a 13 percent increase over last year. According to Chief Financial Officer Monica Antista, the budget introduced March 18 calls for a tax levy of $6,376,999, which would increase the tax rate by 7.2 cents per $100 of assesse... More...
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN- Running into a burning building to rescue someone is something firefighters do every day. William Kacen did that last Wednesday, except he's not a firefighter, at least not yet. Kacen, 36, a probationary firefighter, is a private contractor who was working in the area of a house fire... More...
MATAWAN - An Old Bridge Township man and two Old Bridge juveniles were arrested March 16 and charged with burglary, theft and criminal trespass, according to a press release from the borough police department. At approximately 1:20 a.m., Sgt. More...
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